Joint Appointment Faculty

Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Office: RRI 119A
Phone: (213) 740-5487
Email: Xiaojiang.Chen@usc.edu

Our lab focuses on 1). Cancer biology, with emphasis on oncogenes, tumor suppressors, and DNA/RNA modifying enzymes (DNA polymerases, helicases, mutases, and repair proteins); 2). Humoral and innate immune response to viral pathogens; 3) Protein nanoparticle assembly.

Assistant Professor of Physics and Chemistry

Office: SSC 211B
Phone: (213) 764-3131
Email: pjchung@usc.edu

Our lab focuses on understanding the biophysical role of polymer-like proteins unequivocally linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease. By applying concepts from polymer physics and chemistry, we hope to understand their physiological function and transition to the diseased dysfunction within the neuron.

Professor of Physics and Chemistry

Office: MCB 220Q
Phone: (213) 740-2394
Email: mnaggar@usc.edu

We are a group of biophysicists, electrochemists, and microbiologists interested in understanding and harnessing charge transfer at the interface of living cells and synthetic surfaces. We focus on both the implications for microbial physiology and the development of new bioelectronics.

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry

Office: MCB351
Phone: (213) 821-9823
Email: gati@usc.edu

Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry

Office: RRI 119C
Phone: (213) 740-5190
Email: mgoodman@usc.edu

We study the biochemical and genetic basis of hypermutation in bacteria using error-prone DNA polymerases and in humans using B-cell enzymes required for antibody affinity maturation. We are investigating the roles of pathogenic error-prone pols in generating antibiotic tolerance and resistance in bacterial pathogens, and we are making monoclonal antibodies in a test tube using purified B-cell enzymes and human tonsil and Llama immunoglobulin libraries.

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry

Office: HED 208
Phone: (213) 740-2067
Email: malanchg@usc.edu

Our group is interested in studying the mechanism and kinetics associated with initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) of functional polymers onto structured materials and liquid surfaces. The iCVD process eliminates the need for organic solvents and thereby offers a safer and cleaner alternative to liquid phase polymer processing.

Associate Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Chemistry

Office: MCB 317
Phone: (213) 821-1488
Email: katritch@usc.edu

We develop and apply new computational methods to decipher structure-function of membrane proteins, design receptors and ligands with new properties, and explore vast chemical space for drug discovery.

Gabilan Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry

Office: SSC 221
Phone: (213)
Email: kelly.y.luo@usc.edu

Experimental condensed matter physics, van der Waals quantum materials, spin-based quantum
information processing, ultrafast magneto-optics dynamics, fast microwave electronics, spin-orbit torque.

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry

Office: RTH 504
Phone: (213) 821-2034
Email: malmstad@usc.edu

We develop micro- and millifluidic tools and techniques to (1) Implement scalable, smart, synthesis of nanomaterials (2) Integrate and automate complex biochemical workflows and (3) Study composition-property relationships in cell membranes.

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry

Office: VHE 516
Phone: (213) 740-7596
Email: ssharada@usc.edu

Our group develops quantum chemistry algorithms and frameworks to design energy- and atom-efficient catalysts for carbon dioxide and natural gas utilization.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry

Office: PSC 606
Phone: (323) 442-1405
Email: yongz@usc.edu

Our group is interested in investigating posttranslational modifications-mediated cell signaling as well as the preclinical development of antibody-based therapeutics and nanomedicine.